noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any shipworm in the family Teredinidae.
2. 2
   wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

shipwormshipworm

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